Grace L. Pan, partner in the New York office of Kaye Scholer, is an intellectual property counselor and litigator, with particular strength in polymer chemistry, recombinant technology, herbicides, pharmaceutical compositions and formulations, vaccines, organic and inorganic compounds, medical devices, semiconductor-related technology, consumer electronics, DVD and Blu-ray DiscTM technology, and mechanical devices. She also focuses her practice in trademark, trade dress, trade secret, copyright, and unfair competition law.
MEHRMs. Pan represents clients from the United States, Japan, Taiwan and China in state and federal trial courts and in various federal appeals courts, principally in the semiconductor, chemistry, biotechnological, electronic and mechanical fields. She is also experienced in client counseling, including IPO, contract negotiation, due diligence, and freedom-to-operate opinions. Ms. Pan also defends foreign patents in Taiwan and Japan, and has argued before the Trial Examiners at the Japan Patent Office, Tokyo High Court and Taiwan Taipei District Court. In addition, Ms. Pan has experience in obtaining, defending, and licensing copyright, trademark, and domain name applications (including ICANN proceedings).
Representative Cases
- Allure Home Creation Co., Inc. v. Lamont Limited, 12 F. Supp. 2d 287 (S.D.N.Y. 1998).
- Allure Home Creation Co., Inc. v. ZAK Designs, Inc., 2:03-cv-00193- FSH-PS (D.N.J. filed 1/15/2003).
- Astra Aktiebolag v. Genpharm Inc., 1:98-cv-03657-BSJ (S.D.N.Y. filed 5/21/1998).
- Linear Technology Corp. v. Applied Materials, Inc., 1-02-cv-806004 (Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, filed 3/12/2002).
- Marchon Eyewear, Inc. v. Tura LP, 1:98-cv-01932-SJ-SMG (E.D.N.Y. filed 3/13/1998).
- Minnesota Mining and Mfg. Co. v. Alphapharm Pty. Ltd., 0:99-cv-00013- MJD-JGL (D. Minn. filed 1/4/1999).
- NCT Group, Inc. v. Andrea Electronics Corp., 1:98-cv-07172-SJ-ASC (E.D.N.Y. filed 11/17/1998).
- Semitool, Inc. v. Tokyo Electron America, Inc., 208 F.R.D. 273 (N.D. Cal. 2002).
- Tegal Corporation v. Tokyo Electron America, Inc., 257 F.3d 1331 (C.A.F.C. 2001).
- Tegal Corporation v. Tokyo Electron Company, Limited, 248 F.3d 1376 (C.A.F.C. 2001).
- Tokyo Electron Arizona, Inc. v. Discreet Industries Corp., 215 F.R.D. 60 (E.D.N.Y. 2003).
- WaferMasters, Inc. v. Tokyo Electron Limited 12 621/JNK/EBS (Int’l Chamber of Commerce, Int’l Court of Arbitration, filed 3/12/2003).
- Warner-Lambert Company v. Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., 2:00-cv-02931-FSH-PS (D.N.J. filed 6/15/2000).
- Victor Company of Japan, Ltd v. Glyphics Media, Inc et al, 2:09-cv1272-JLL-CCC (D.N.J. filed 3/20/2009).
- The Mainstreet Collection, Inc. v. Kirkland's Inc. et al, 4:09-cv-00189-FL (E.D.N.C. filed 10/26/2009).
- Allure Home Creation Co. Inc. v. Maytex Mills Inc., 1:10-cv-00712-GMS (D.D.E. filed 8/24/2010).
